Peace & Stability Journal Volume 5, Issue 4 | Page 5

The Peace and Stability Operations Training and Education Workshop (PSOTEW) brings together trainers, practitioners, planners, and educators from U.S. and international governmental and military organizations, non-governmental organizations, peace and stability training centers, and academic institutions. The PSOTEW provides an opportunity for a community-wide review of training and education efforts in the milieu of stability and peace operations. The goal of the PSOTEW is to identify those training and education programs requiring adaptation or development to meet the challenges of an ever changing and complex future operational environment. The goals of this workshop are: • To provide a forum that addresses the equities of the community of practice and its activities; • To foster collaboration between the joint professional military education and academic communities; • To link community initiatives toward development of integrated Unity of Effort programs; and • To share current challenges and best practices toward improving civilian and military teaming efforts in Peace and Stability Operations, and provide recommendations for initiatives over the next year. Background: During the last eight years, the (PSOTEW) has provided a forum in which educators and trainers can dialogue on essential content, methods and practices in the areas of conflict response/prevention and peacebuilding programs. The PSOTEW has afforded educators, trainers and practitioners with a platform to collaborate on the development and presentation of integrated, cross-organizational curricula and programs that advance leader development, education, and training across the community of interest. Building upon the previous year's discussions on 3